Vietnam Convicts Former Journalist for Spying for China
- Espionage case reported online by local media then pulled down
- Debate raging among elite over relations with China, U.S.
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Vietnam convicted a journalist for spying for China, in a move that highlights the rift within the Communist government over whether to stay loyal to its traditional ally or move closer to the U.S.
Ha Huy Hoang, a former reporter at The World & Vietnam Report, a Vietnamese foreign ministry publication, was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for espionage and providing intelligence, his lawyer Ha Huy Son said by phone. Hoang’s conviction was reported by several Vietnamese news websites, which later pulled down their stories.